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respond-to-cyberattack

Dec 10, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

Is your organization like the staggering 66% of organizations that are vulnerable to cyberattacks on their SAP applications?

According to a recent Ponemon Institute study, “Only 34% of respondents say they have full visibility into the security of...

best-cybersecurity-courses

Nov 19, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

SAP cybersecurity professionals are in high demand. Really high demand. Ridiculously high demand.

As we noted back in 2018, there is a major shortage of cybersecurity professionals. So, if you’re an aspiring SAP cybersecurity professional, the best...

security-for-SAP

Oct 14, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

Are your web-facing SAP applications vulnerable to total compromise by a remote, unauthenticated attacker?

They may be less secure than you think: As it turns out, a recently identified SAP vulnerability can be accessed via internet-facing...

data-breach-cost-01

Oct 7, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

If you’re wondering about the cost of an SAP cybersecurity data breach, there’s a short answer and a long answer.

The short answer is simple, and comes from SAP itself: The average cost of SAP security breaches is $5 million. But, adds SAP, the...

online-learning-cyber-threats

Sep 30, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

Security professionals who monitor cybersecurity threats have noticed an irony when it comes to the coronavirus.

In areas with high infection rates, school districts, colleges and universities are—quite sensibly—requiring students to stay away from...

penetration-testing

Sep 2, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

When is the last time you invited a stranger to attack your network and penetrate your SAP applications?

This is not a trick question.

If you care about the security of your SAP applications, you should care about penetration testing. Penetration...

cyber-attack-preparation

Aug 19, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

Why do so many organizations use SAP software? Because it gives them powerful access to their data and mission-critical processes.

Unfortunately, that’s also why SAP is such a choice target for cyberattack.

If your organization uses SAP software for...

cyber-challenges-dominos

Aug 13, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

In 2013, cybersecurity challenges ranked in seventh place among the most important issues facing IT management.

Today, cybersecurity ranks as the first or second most important challenge facing IT leaders.

It’s no wonder. High-profile data breaches...

govt-cybersecurity2

May 20, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

In June 2019, Bitcoin hackers penetrated the computer systems of the city government of Riviera Beach, Florida, installing ransomware that cost the city roughly $600,000 to remediate by paying a ransom. In that same year, the government offices of...